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Military Church Plants Spread the Gospel Globally

Many military communities don’t have churches proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ. That’s why a …

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Reaching 40 countries in one place

Brianna McKinney says for many people Denver is a lonely place. For community, they might go …

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Holistic Restoration: Homeless Men Saved and Enter Recovery

This is a story about two men who found themselves at the end of their rope, desperate for something more in life.

Creating Connections Beyond Sunday Morning

Relationships are critical for leaders. Our culture is crying out for authenticity, community and transparency. As …

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10 Practical Tips for Living on Mission in Your Community

Living missionally in your community requires intentionality, a willing heart and dependency on the Holy Spirit. …

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The intentional life of a Christian

The Christian life is not about me living for Jesus; it’s about Jesus living His life …

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10 ways to make the most of Easter this year

Easter is arguably the most celebrated day of the year for Christians. Churches are usually packed …

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Sunday Gatherings Are Gone – Now What?

By Dhati Lewis If you’re a church leader right now, I’m guessing you were never given …

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The church planter’s manual for engaging your neighbor

By Matt Hess They found a lot of polite ways to say “no” to us over …

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Loving our community in dark times

By Dale Huntington This is a historical time for all of us. The last time our …

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Mark Clifton’s Coronavirus thoughts for small to mid-size churches

By Mark Clifton These are hard, unpredictable times. Many of us have been caught off guard …

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What should we do for our home worship gatherings?

The new coronavirus has forced us all into a new normal. Many of us find ourselves …

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7 Things to consider for your home worship gatherings

There is nothing that can stop the Church. In a season where large gatherings are limited, …

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Responding in love during the coronavirus pandemic

By Min Lee I’m accustomed to making changes slowly. I’m Korean American, and I helped replant …

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6 Tips on livestreaming your Sunday service

In a season where large group gatherings are scarce, God is kind to give us a …

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Kevin Ezell: If I could do it over

If you are pastoring with your whole heart and really going after it each day, it …

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Seven tough questions for a church planter’s spiritual inventory

Trainers of church planters can easily rattle off the names of guys who, sadly, didn’t make …

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Missionary flow and church planting

In the North American, post-Christian context in which we now live, we can’t plant churches by …

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Disciple-making environments and church planting

Like many aspects of the Christian life — kingdom, mission, evangelism, even the gospel — we …

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Kingdom thinking and church planting

As stated in the last post, our Kingdom Thinking (Christology) should determine our Missional Engagement, (missiology) …

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The ‘Physician’ follow-up question pathway

How 6 minutes, 4 questions, and deep answers opened our hearts for the people in the …

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Planting in the City

When Rich Perez was growing up in his New York City neighborhood, he always heard that …

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GC Challenge Overview

https://vimeo.com/236827201 The GC (Gospel Conversations) Challenge is an opportunity to join together as churches, associations and …

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Engage 24 Workshops inspire evangelism leadership

https://vimeo.com/181640517 Help expand the evangelistic reach of your church, and be challenged by pastors of some …

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Send 2020 Promo

The Send Conference is a two-day gathering of local churches that want to see a movement …

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Disciple Making – John O.

https://vimeo.com/195315011 Disciple-making is the sum total of what Christ came to do. Here, John O. introduces …

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God’s Plan for Sharing – Praying

God’s Plan for Sharing – Equipping

God’s Plan for Sharing – Sowing

God’s Plan for Sharing – Harvesting

What role does disciple making play in planting churches?

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Gathering and scattering

Everybody thinks they hate evangelism, but what if that was because they didn’t understand how evangelism …

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Spiritual journal discipleship

Church planters get pulled in many directions at once. The task of discipling men can get …

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9 characteristics of a church planter: Disciple making

Recently I had the “privilege” of shopping at Home Depot. I say “privilege” because, depending on …

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Top 10 Posts of 2017: #2 Six Ways to Practice Hospitality

1. Reserve a night for “Neighbor Night” Years ago, when my wife and I started talking …

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Top 10 Posts of 2017: #7 Co-vocational Church Planting: Rethinking Vocation

The idea of rethinking vocation must start with considering the sacred/secular divide, or what some people …

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Why Attend a Church Plant

There are many reasons you’d want to attend an established church—some good reasons and some, well, …

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Co-vocational church planting: Rethinking vocation

The idea of rethinking vocation must start with considering the sacred/secular divide, or what some people …

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The practice of hospitality: Your home on mission

To develop healthy disciple-making practices, we must recapture the art of hospitality. Our castle or His …

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Ambassadors for Christ

If you’ve heard me speak or if you’ve read any of my books, what I’m about …

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Identity in achievement

Last week I introduced you to, or reminded you of, a concept called identity amnesia: Christians …

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Why celebration is a tool for multiplication

You’ve heard it said that you are what you celebrate and there is nowhere that is truer than …

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Why membership is a tool for multiplication

Recently, my wife and I were driving back home, and decided to check out the country …

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How to send mission teams well

Mission teams can be a tremendous help to a church planter, but often they become a …

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How to plan for mission teams

I am a huge fan of great mission team experiences. Over the past 13 years of …

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Why conversion growth is crucial in church planting

Healthy things grow. If you’ve been in ministry for long at all, you’ve probably heard that …

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How to get a church to engage in a community

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” This quote, most often attributed to Peter Drucker, has been used …

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Transformational relationships with God

The most important things to measure in your church plant are often the hardest things to …

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Is your calling based on identity?

Every Christian is called to be a missionary, and this calling extends wherever we are. Every …

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How to protect the mission

Gravity is not something we can see or feel. However, it’s constantly at work. Gravity works …

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5 ways to protect the vision from God

All people protect things that matter to them. Be it a wedding ring, a picture drawn …

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Most popular of 2016: #1 Five ways to engage: The City

The North American Mission Board is blessed by a wide array of voices that speak to …

Most popular of 2016: #7 Five ways to engage: The campus

The North American Mission Board is blessed by a wide array of voices that speak to …

Most popular in 2016: #8 Redefining success: Gospel conversations

The North American Mission Board is blessed by a wide array of voices that speak to …

Collegiate Church Planting: Developing leaders

Have you ever had that “aha” moment? It’s that moment something suddenly becomes clear and crystalized. …

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Bivocational church planting: ReThinking It

By Brad Brisco Over the past several years there has been an increasing interest in church …

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What is bivocational church planting?

Bivocational—it’s an interesting word. In fact, our spellcheck tells us it’s not a word. Even our …

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Who are bivocational church planters?

Here’s a trustworthy saying: Whoever desires to be an overseer desires a noble task, but whoever …

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Bivocational church planting: Why?

Tick-tock-tick-tock. . .picture a ticking alligator and a scared, one-handed pirate. Some of you may remember …

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Why Christians should care about politics

During the course of a presidential campaign, it is common to hear evangelicals, especially younger ones, …

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Taste and See

What is an arepa and what does it have to do with starting churches? Fabian Perea, …

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What I wish I knew: Part 2

Five years after being planted, Valley Life Church has given birth to three other churches, which …

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The fallacy of our spiritual gifts: Part 1

Brett and Noelle are busy penciling in 200 dots in the new member’s class at church. …

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Sending well: Developing missionaries in your church

“Lord of the harvest, please send workers! My community is ready…I just need help! In Jesus’ …

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How to share the message of Christ with our neighbors

How in the world do we, as believers, carry out the Great Commission? Jesus wasn’t joking …

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How to understand your neighbor

I was born and raised in the southern part of the United States. South Carolina to …

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Demonizing your neighbor

When I was growing up, I loved watching “Mr. Rogers Neighborhood.” I loved the trolley that …

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Stories from the frontlines: Dustin Nimmo

This week we interviewed three practitioners serving on the field as church planters. These are their …

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Stories from the front lines: Whitney Clayton

This week we interviewed three practitioners serving on the field as church planters. These are their …

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Why church planters need long-term vision

I’m always stunned by the mess kids can make. Give them 30 minutes alone in a …

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Kingdom focused church planting

Have you ever missed something in conversation? You know, times when you’ve assumed something a person …

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Multiplication: Developing leaders

In his letter to the Ephesians, the Apostle Paul has a lot to say. He speaks …

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Multiplication: Making disciples

Disciple making is the foundation of church planting. If you want to lead your church to …

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Brotherhood: God’s prayer for relationships

My phone usually pings around 7 a.m. on Sunday morning. The most recent one read: “Praying for …

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Five ways to engage: the campus

1. Reach students with depth. As we engaged the campus a generation or two ago, we …

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Five ways to engage: the suburbs

In recent years, increased attention has been given to the city centers of our world. This …

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Five ways to engage: the city

1. Learn the city.Find the best sources for learning about your city. There are likely newspapers, …

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Send Relief: Meeting Needs

In Tuesday’s post, we discussed identifying the needs of your community. Recognizing opportunities to show mercy …

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Send Relief: Identify Needs

Needs are all around us. Some are obvious and overwhelmingly urgent, such as a crisis situation. …

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Send Relief: Introduction

A growing trend in evangelical circles is the emphasis on being socially conscious, which includes caring …

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